Printing attachment for bottle labeling machines



April 30, 1940. 'N. e. CREAMER PRINTING ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLE LABELING MACHINES 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original Filed Jan. 18, 1938 C(ttomeu April 30, 1940.

" l l l l I I I G. CREAMER PRINTING ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLE LABELING MACHINES Original Filed Jan. 18, 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 3nventor RMAHCL-GKEPMBR N. G. CREAMER April 30, 1940.

PRINTING ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLE LABELING MACHINES 3 Sheets-Shee t 15 Original Filed Jan. 18, 1938 attorney Patented A r.3 0,i940 I I 2,199.2 v-" v Original applicationJanuary18,,193 8, Serial No.1

28, 1938, Serial .-2o4,742;;

Divided; and this;

aiwl qetiqn p i Claims. o 10 1-335 g This invention relates to printingattachments: for bottle labeling machines for the purposeof printing the labels ofgthaknown, labeling machine; with thedate and. initials of the factory.

Suchprinting may be either upon the body or:

neck labe1s, or both, or upon the revenue stamps. The present application is a division cit-application Serial No. 135,4;96 filed January-.18; 1938.1

Heretofore, difficulties have .be enencountered in theprinting ofsuchlabels'; particularly from the fact that the imprinting applied. soon faded out, so that the printing became .more or less illegible.

, The objectof 'the invention' is to; provide'aj printing attachmentin whichltheink flOWSfCOIl: tinuou'sly from the ink reservoir-to. .thefp'rinting' pad so as to assure atall times an' ample supply of ink to the pad, and thereby give a;distinct and visible imprintupon the labelby the type inked by the pad.

The object of the invention is,.further, the provision of an attachment to standard labeling, 7

machines so arranged as to operate therewith,

preferably inseries of four, six or eight for the body or necklabels, or both, as desired, to enable about two'hundred-ilabels per minute to be. printed, substantially simultaneously with the" labeling of the bottles by the labeling machine.

In other words, the invention comprises, the co-.

operation of the known labeling machine with the printing attachment, so that when the bottles are out-of the way the printingof the labeliorj labels for the next bottle: or bottles may. take place, and when the printing device is out of the way, the next bottle may be labeled. V

Furthermore, the use of a pad placed in avertical position while inking the' type', assuresa good supply of ink to the type prior to its inking. The inventionincludes means to carry out the foregoing objects.

The invention will be hereinaiter in the light of the embodiments e eof h n i the rawings and w be final y pointed out in the claims.

The invention consists. of further [features which will also bedescribed in the, light of. the embodiments shown in the drawings, and will also be finally pointed out in the-claims.

In the accompanying drawings: 1

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the knowhparts of a labeling machine, showing one; body label mechanism" and one,- neck: label mechanism ap- P ir Figure 5,'seen in the direction ofthe arviceand pad.

m e v fuily f t j cam roller 2i,i s actuated-by the movement of the Fi ure L1 showing abody labelprintingirnechae l 5 n-i r nfiin -n s ons e Figureqiids a section like Fig ure 2 but fo f P si o l Figure '4is a section taken on the-line 4 -4 of Figure 1, showing a neck label. printing mecha- .nisrn, .in printing position;-

Figure 5 is an enlarged Sectionalviewtaken on the line 5-5 ofv Figure 1' of the lower part of. the body label printing mechanism shown in 1 Figure-2.: I

Figure 6 is a. sectional ,view. of theparts of Figure 5, but in a on? position;

Figure; 7518 a; front. elevationtakenion the line rows and Figurefl is an exp oded viewof the inking 51 Similar, characters; of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the, various views.

Referring to thedrawings, and. more particularly to Figure 1, parts.ofastandardlabeling machine are-shown. whi'ch in nd ifor themselves ior-mno part of this invention. As :is' known, the bottl'esB of any shape pass over. table; It in thedirectio'n of the arrow A in Figure. 3, and are broughtinto a position soas to receivebody and neck labels, when moved into the space l4, in proximity to the piles L and N, in a manner well known. I

. L'Ihe side frames 12 of the machinehave slots of v spaces M to accommodate'label feed mechanism,

and rest'on' the base H in Figure 3.. Horizontally disposed stiffening rods l5 and I6 connect the outer: frames l2; shaft l5 being used as a 35 pivot' rod; and-rod I B- is usedgalso inactuating providing device. I

As shown, rotatingshaft liin the ba se l I car-c ,ries an. oval-shaped cam It. A; forkshapedmember 19; having afsemi-circularcam 29 and cam it into and up and down. movement. The

following known elements are set in'operation thereby: Rod 22;, (see Figuresz and.3), lever 23 '25 ascendsybar 2i; is'i'noved upwardly and hence bar .28 is'also'moved upwardlm. asseen in Figure .5

2. The interposing unit thusdescribed-between rod 22' and shaft I5 is oscillated and moves the;

. bar 2:1; and. other known. parts ofithei labeling machine, not necessary to describe or show as no claimgis made thereto;

ing withsaid bar 2T.

The bar 21 of the standard labeling machine, which bar extends between the side frames l2 of the machine, supports the units or attachments for printing the labels, indicated generally by 35 and 46 in Figure 1. The bar 21 carriesa bracket member 40, the lower part of which connects with a lever 43 on a pivot pin 42. This bracket member 40 has a pin 44a to which a spring 44 is secured, and the other end of the spring 44 is secured to a pin 441) on the lever 43.

The spring 44 pulls on the lever 43,. and thus presses its curved part 43a against the cross rod Hi. The yoke 40 also supports a supporting member l2,'which extends downwardly below the pivot pin 42, and in turn supports at its lowermost end a member H holding the type-chase l8 and type Hi, as shown in Figure 5. The type 10 is locked in its chase 18 by screws 19. The bar 12 is also adjustable by a nut controlled bolt 13 (Figures 2 and 4) which moves the bar '12 against the action of a spring 80. Spring acts on bar 12, and spring 44 acts on lever 43.

The chase 13 is locked in position on the member II. The member H with the chase l8 and type 18 is vertically adjustable on the bar 12 by bolts movable in a guide slot in the bar 72. The member H has a pivot pin 5!. An ink pad support 58 is pivotally movable on this pin 5!. This pad 54 is swung up against the type 70 by the lever 43 which is connected with the member 50 by a pivot pin 59, the pin 59 engaging a slot 431) of the, lever 43 and being eccentrically positioned to the pivot pin 51. If then,the lever 43 at its curved portion 43a presses against the rod 15, it moves against the opposing action of the spring 44, and turns on its pivot 42, whereby its lower free end presses upon the pin 59, and thereby moves the upper part of member 50 in a direction around the pivot 5 l, and hence moves the pad 54 of the support 50 against the type Ill. A stop T1 is provided against which the pad supporting member 53 abuts when the pad is in its non-inking position. The felt pad 54 has a bore 55 into which a tube 56 isinserted. These parts are shown in separated positions in Figure 8, but in Figure 7 they are shown in assembled position. The, ink reservoir 63 has a filler cap 6 I, and a draw cock 62. The ink flows, being regulated by control valves 63, through the piping 64 and flexible rubber hose 55, down into the small tube 56, and

out of the holes 5'! thereof into the felt pad 54, to

saturate the same with ink.

It will have been seen that the attachment to a standard labeling machine comprises a member lil which supports the swinging lever 43, on the pivot 42, and which lever 43 moves the pad into and out of inking position against the type, the pad being fed by the ink reservoir. It will be particularly noted-that the pad when in noninking position is in a horizontal position, and when in inking position is in a vertical position, thus allowing the ink to move therein against the pad felt, when inking, and thereby giving a greater amount of fluid to the type than when type is moved against a horizontal pad.

The attachment for carrying out the inking operation moves with the parts of the labeling machine, and in relation thereto, the bar 2'! moving from the position shown in Figure 3 to'that in Figure 2, and vice versa, the inking reservoir mov- Thus, the printing of the top label on the pile can take place and then the printing mechanism passes out of the path of the space M, whereupon the bottle B can enter the space l4, and be labeled with the printed label, in the manner well known.

It will also be seen that when the parts are in the position shown in Figure 3 and Figure 6, the inking takesplace, i. e., when thetype is against the pad. Thus, the non-printing position is the inkingposition. When, however, the frame 21 is moved, and a period in the labeling operation permits, then printing can take place immediately from the inking position. With the frame 21 near to rod it, as in Figure 3, the curved lever 43 pressing against rod l6 has its lower end substantially below its upper end, with the printing and inking mechanism out of the way, and the pad against the type, as also shown in Figure 6. But, when bar 21 moves inwardly over the space M, to

carry out its labeling function, the lever 43, in

pressing against the bar IS, enables its other end to move against the label pile and do the printing as shown in Figure 2 and in Figure 5.

v It will have been seen that the invention described hereinabove includes a unit consisting of a printing mechanism attachment to a labeling machine, which consists in the embodiment shown of a supporting member 40 secured to the movable bar 2! of a labeling machine. To this member 40 is pivoted, a lever 43 having a curved portion 43a pressing against the cross rod l6 of a labeling machine, which lever is spring actuated by the spring pressing the lever 43 against the rod Hi. The lever 43 extends be'lowthe pivot 42 and supports a printing mechanism consisting of a chase l8 and type 10, and a swingable inking pad normally in vertical position covering the face of the type, and swingable in a non-inking horizontal position, together with means for supplying the pad with ink. By the combination of such a unit with a standard labeling machine, the printing mechanism is put in operation to print labels before they are supplied to the bottles, when the labeling of thebottles is inactive, and vice versa.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiments of thisinvention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

I claim: Y

1. In an attachment for printing labels, an ink pad having a bore, a holder for the ink pad, a tubular insert for the bore of said pad and having openings, a stationary ink reservoir, flexible means guiding the ink from said stationary reservoir to said insert, and a pivoted lever supporting said ink pad holder for moving said ink pad holder, the tubular insert and bore in the pad permitting relative movement of the ink pad in respect to the insert in the bore during the movement of the ink pad by the pivoted lever.

2. In an attachment for printing labels, an ink pad having a bore, a holder for the ink pad, a tubular insert for the bore of said pad and having openings, a stationary ink reservoir, flexible means guiding the ink from said reservoir to said insert, and movable means supporting said ink pad, and holder in horizontal position, the insert in the bore of the pad permitting relative movement of the pad in respect to the insert, when the pad is moved from horizontal to vertical position by the movable means.

' NORMAN G. CREAMER. 

